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79Horse Questions You Never Thought to Ask
Having volunteered twenty-plus years in the 4-H horse program I have coached a few quiz bowl teams. Most questions in those contests come from horse science textbooks, dealing with equine anatomy, physiology and health. Horse management, colors,...
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78Saddle Sores on Horses
The weather is perfect and you have the weekend off. Your stable buddies call and say, "let's go trail riding!" A few tips can go a long way to making the day as pleasant a one for your horse, as it is for you. It only takes a few minutes for a...
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76External Parasites: Bugs are Bugging My Horse
Warm weather is here, and so are the bugs! External parasites are those that live on, or get its food from a host, which in our case is the horse. Our horses are primarily affected by these parasites in warm weather. This is when flies, gnats,...
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88Horseback Riding on the Beach
Tips for horseback riding on the beach, how to prepare your horse and what to pack.
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85Storing Hay for Horses
Storing Hay for Horses Is hay made of gold these days? Gas prices and drought have skyrocketed the cost of feeding horses quality hay in the last year. If they haven't done it before, many horse owners plan to buy their hay for the next year...
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75Banker Ponies: Wild Horses of the Outer Banks
North Carolina's Outer Banks is home to about four hundred wild horses that roam free in some parts of the popular resort area. The Banker Horse is a tough breed that has survived hurricanes, scorching heat, blood-thirsty insects, and winter storms...
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76How Big is a Draft Horse?
While most people think of big when they think of draft horses, it is more a matter of what the horse does than its size. That being said, the majority of draft horses are large in size, as the work they do requires they have more strength than the...
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70Are Horses Color Blind?
The answer is yes and no. Horses are not totally colorblind, but they do not see the range of colors we see. In Horses and Horsemanship by Dr. M.E. Ensminger (1977) at the time of that writing most authorities did not think horses could see...
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70Why Does My Horse Eat Poop
There are several reasons why horses eat poop from boredom to nutritional deficiencies. Eating poop is especially common in young foals. Some researchers believe it is the mother’s odor that attracts the babies to poop, but it can also be...
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